Age of Exploration
How did Native Americans get the name Indians?
Christopher Columbus believed he was in India when he encountered them.
Which Native American group resided in South America?
The Inca
Name the American settlement started by Bartolomew Columbus.
Santo Domingo
Which tool allowed sailors to see far distances?
The telescope
Who is credited with finding America?
Christopher Columbus
What did explorers set up in the new world?
Colonies
What killed thousands of Native Americans?
Smallpox and Influenza
What was the first English settlement in the United States?
Jamestown
What is the name of the Portuguese ships used to explore?
The Caravel
Who sailed around the tip of Africa?
Vasco Da Gama
What goods were explorers interested in from Asia?
Silk and spices
Which two Native American groups were destroyed by the Spanish?
Aztec and Inca
What people brought religion to the colonies?
Missionaries
Which tool contributed to the expansion of the European worldview by helping navigate ships during the exploration?
Astrolabe
For what country did Christopher Columbus sail?
Spain
What were Spanish explorers in search of when they landed in America?
A westward passage to Asia.
Name the Aztec King.
Moctezuma
What city was in place of Mexico City during the 1500s?
Tenochtitlan
Name the Portuguese prince who established an exploration school?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Which Explorer is best known for his exploration of modern day New York?
Henry Hudson
What were the three causes of the Age of Exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
Name the Incan King and tell what happened to him.
Atahualpa (Killed by Fransisco Pizarro)
What is mercantilism?
The use of imports and exports to increase trade and power for a nation.
How did the Columbian Exchange have a positive impact on many Native Groups?
The introduction of new livestock improved the lifestyle of many Native American groups.
List the two explorers that became the downfall of the Native American empires in South and Central America.
Hernan Cortes
Fransisco Pizzaro